Chipper
Aw, jeez, I didn't expect to get hammered with jabs folks, lighten up. I was full well and willing to see how his stats stacked up - if he was another Ted Williams in the stat department I would have given him BIG props. But honestly, the rankings he has (mind you national league only) just doesn't scream HOF first ballot.
The whole first half of his career he missed between 2 and 10 games per season. I do call that injury free. And the second half of his career he was well within the norm for any ballplayer having mild injuries that still enabled him to play the big majority of games. Take a look at most other players through history and you will see Chipper Jones is in the norm in this department. I said "pretty much, and relatively" injury free - I never said he was bomb proof with the injuries.
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